Detainment tells the story of James Bulgers' death from a new, and oft-maligned, point of view. Express.co.uk spoke to psychologist Katie Woodland (MSc, BA, MBPsS, SNHS) about the movie, the backlash following its Oscar nomination, and the nature of evil.

Michael Socha is best known as Harvey in This Is England, but the Derby-born actor has starred on stage and TV. He recently joined Rami Malek and Charlie Hunnam in Papillon. Ahead of its release, he spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk.

★★★★★ BlacKkKlansman’s humour is not a security blanket and BlacKkKlansman is a deeply unsettling film not only because it challenges the average WASP to imagine themselves in the shoes of a person of colour, but because it calls white people out directly.

Gemma Arterton has had a varied career, from the West End to the silver screen. Gemma spoke to Express.co.uk at an exclusive Q&A for the screening of The Escape, her latest cinematic undertaking which places her at the centre of a marriage in disillusionment.

Hollywood will only move on from the Me Too scandal if women take a turn in the director’s chair and try to close the gender gap, according to Half The Picture documentary director Amy Adrion who spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk at the Sundance Film Festival.

‘I SURVIVED’. These are the words of filmmaker Jennifer Fox who fought to bring her own story of sexual abuse as a teenager to the big screens in the wake of the Me Too movement. As the Sundance film festival comes to London, Express.co.uk spoke to Jennifer Fox about her autobiographical movie The Tale starring Laura Dern.

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Joining us at the Roundtable are film critic Christopher Hooton; Akua Gyamfi journalist and founder of ‘The British Blacklist’, an online platform for black talent; and Gabriella Geisinger, arts and culture journalist to discuss whether Hollywood as we know it is doomed?

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Colette stars Keira Knightly as the titular hero, a writer under the toxic thumb of her husband who steals the credit for her work. I spoke exclusively to director Wash Westmoreland about what drew him to the story, and how championing the work of women is a necessary cornerstone of society.

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Colette stars Keira Knightly as the titular hero, a writer under the toxic thumb of her husband who steals the credit for her work. I spoke exclusively to director Wash Westmoreland about what drew him to the story, and how championing the work of women is a necessary cornerstone of society.

Hollywood will only move on from the Me Too scandal if women take a turn in the director’s chair and try to close the gender gap, according to Half The Picture documentary director Amy Adrion who spoke exclusively to Express.co.uk at the Sundance Film Festival.

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At the end of the day, I could sink into the cocoon of my duvet and stop my negative thoughts—about my career, my choices, my texting habits—dead in their tracks. I’d type “cake decorating” into Instagram and proceed to zone out on video after video of people assembling and icing beautiful cakes. After bad days, I might watch two dozen before my mind let go of the day and I could drift off to sleep.